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Required Reading – 20 Apr 07 List
Today, without delay, you need to read these articles. Why? Beyond being the quality writing that these blogs are noted for, the indicated articles provide compelling reads for the issues that face us today. Take this one for example. Fullbore Friday is always a great trip down the halls of naval history and usually revolves…
Touch Screens – The Next Step
This is just way too cool — imagine what a ship’s TAO or E-2C/D CICO could do with something like this: (sorry — plugin was misbehavin’ — see the video here) More on touch screens here (and yes, DARPA has a contract with them…)
Mark India: Indian SU-30’s Deployed to Kashmir Region
Little steps… • 2004 – meet and fight (under albeit very favorable terms for the home team) “vanilla” USAF F-15’s (non-AESA birds) with your new SU-30’s; • 2006 – do it again, but this time against F-16’s; • 2008 - Join up in RED FLAG flying with 4th and 5th gen fighters against adversary air (but never going beak-to-beak…
Calvin Time
I knew there was a reason I liked this strip so much (and miss it equally so) – grew up w/a toboggan and have the scars to show for it…– SJS
Looking Ahead to ’07
Some thoughts and wishes on the cusp of the New Year: Blog direction: Have taken the downtime during the holiday interregnum to map out some new directions. There are ample commentaries re. the war in Iraq and the ongoing GWOT (or GWAT if one prefers). Adding my 2-pence worth would be but another pebble in…
IA Blogger
Latest addition to the blogroll is “Spooky In The Sand” – a Hawkeye NFO (and former Steeljaw to boot!) who is presently one of the many Navy IA’s in Iraq with the Army. Swing by to capture culture encounters with the Army and the wry observations and POV afforded by a career of being shot…